Washboard.



I D. HUGHES.

wAsHBoABD. APPLICATION FILED 00T.13, 1908.

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DOLPH HUGHES, OF JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE.

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To all whomfit may concern:

Be it known that lI, DOLPH AHUGH-ns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Johnson City, in the county of Washington and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in ifashboards, of which the followingis speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in wash boards andits primary object is the provision of a device of this character with a soap holder which adapted to `be moved into and held in operative or inoperative position. Then-the soap holder is in opera tive position the clothes will be soaped during their movement over the rubbing surface of the wash boardwhile `whend'the soap holder is in inoperative position the clothes will not be soaped during such movement and the soap will be protected from the Water thrown upon the wash board -during the rubbing of the clothes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a wash board which is simple,

l durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold ata comparatively low cost. l

With the above and other objects in view, the. invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a wash board constructed in accordance with 4my invention, the housing strip being broken away to disclose the inoperative poview taken on the plane indicated by the line n 8-3 of Fig. 1, and,l`ig`.` 4 is a sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 4-4v of Fig. 1. v

Referring to the drawing by the reference numerals, 1 designates the body, 2 the sides, and 3 the top of my improved wash board. The sides 2 are secured to the side edges of the body 1 and extend below the lower end edge thereof to provide supporting legs 4. The top 3 is secured to the upper end edge of the body 1 and to the upper ends of the sides 2. The wash board is'provided with rubhing surfaces 5 and 6, and with a centrally located and longitudinally extending dovetailed groove 7 which opens out through the rubbing surface 5. A plain board 8 is located above the rubbing surface 6 and is se- `Specification of lLetters Patent.

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cured in a plied position in any suitable manner. housing board 9 is secured to the top 3 and sides `2. at a point above the rubbing surface 5. As the housing board 9 is secured to the top and sides Vof' the wash board it is spaced from the up er end of the body of the wash board. A dove-tailed member 10,is slidably mounted in the groove 7, and its outer surface is provided with a rubbing lsection 11 which is disposed within the plane of the rubbing surface 5.

A soap holder l2 issecured to the outer surface of and at'a point adjacent the upper end of the member 10. i The soap holder 12 preferably comprises a backplate 13 provided 'at its fupper land lower edges with curved soap retaining lips 14, the sides of the soap holder being fully open to `permit the cake of soap to be inserted in the holder.

The member 10 is adapted to be adjusted to place the soap holderin operative or in inoperativeposition. i When the soap holder is in operative position it is located about centrally of the rubbing surface 5, while when it is in its inoperative position it is located in rear of the housing board 9. A bolt 15 is adapted to engage in either a socket 16 or a socket 17 to secure the soap holder in operative or inoperative position, said sockets being located in one side edge of the member 10. The bolt 15is slidably mounted in a recess 18 formed in the body 1 and is provided with an o erating head 19 located externally at one o its sides 2. The bolt is normally held in active vposition by means of 'a coil spring 20.

The soap holderis normally secured in inoperative position. When it is desired to use the soa carried by the holder, the bolt 15 is withcliawn from the socket 17, after which the member 10 is moved to place the soap holder in operative position. /Vhen the soap holder is in operative position, the bolt 15 engages in the socket 16 to secure the holder in suchposition against accidental movement. When the soap holder is in operative position, clothes moved over the rubbing surface 5 will be soaped, while when the soap holder is in inoperative position the clothes moved over the said surface will not be soaped and the soap will be protected from water thrown upon the board during board in the use of Which clothes may be soaped durin the rubbing thereof, one Which is simp e, durable, and efficient and one Which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively loW cost.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be made Within the sco e of the claims Without departing from t e spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Havin JP thus fully described the invention, what is c aimed as new, is z* l. A Wash board comprising a body provided With a rubbing surface, said body having a groove opening out through the rubing surface, a member slidably mounted in the groove, a rubbing section secured to the member, a soap holder secured to the meniber, and means carried by the body for engagement with the member, said means being adapted to secure the member in adjusted position.

2. A Wash board comprising a body provided With a rubbing surface, said body having a groove opening out through the rubbing surface, a housing board secured to the body, a member adj ustably mounted in the groove, a rubbing section 'secured to the member, a soap holder secured to the member, the adj ustment of the member positioning the soap holder in rear of the housing board or centrally of the rubbing surface, and means carried by the body for engagement With the member, said means being adapted to secure the member in its adjusted position.

3. A Wash board comprising a body having a groove and provided With a rubbing surface, a member slidably mounted in the groove, a soap holder secured to the member, and means carried by the Wash board for engagement With the member, said means being adapted to secure the member against movement. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DOLPH HUGHES.

Witnesses:

Y W.,P. HULL,

OAL HoFsAN. 

